About Merghara Village

Merghara is a mid sized village in Dharamgarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 591 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merghara village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Dharamgarh
Pincode	766015
Area (hectares)	390 hectares
Population	1,135
Male Population	591
Female Population	544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Merghara compares

By the 2011 count Merghara is the 34th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Merghara

Merghara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Merghara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kirkakani, Kulihari, Kuturu and Luhagaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Merghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Merghara village had a population of 1,135. That makes it the 34th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Merghara village has 591 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merghara has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Merghara is 766015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merghara covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Merghara falls under Dharamgarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Merghara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Merghara.

Merghara is in Dharamgarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.